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Surabaya, E Java (ANTARA News) - The Police have rerouted traffic following road subsidence on Gubeng Highway in the East Java provincial capital of Surabaya on Tuesday night. "Traffic to Gubeng Highway near Siloam Hospital has been rerouted to alternative roads," Adjunct Senior Commissioner Eva Guna Pandia, chief of the traffic police unit at the Surabaya city police, stated on Wednesday. Road subsidence, measuring 25 meters in length and 8 meters in depth, occurred on Gubeng Highway near Siloam Hospital or the BNI branch office on Tuesday night. Since the Gubeng Highway was closed, traffic from Karimun Jawa Street to the highway was rerouted to the northern side of the highway, while traffic from Kertajaya Street and Sulawesi Street to the highway was rerouted to Ngagel Street and Pandegiling Street. Traffic from Pandegiling Street to Gubeng Highway was also rerouted to Ngagel Street. The road subsidence also forced the police to close Sumbawa Street near the site of the road … [Read more...] about Police reroute traffic due to road subsidence on Gubeng highway

Bangkalan, E Java (ANTARA News) - Several ulemas, or Islamic scholars, from Madura Island, East Java Province, have voiced their support to presidential incumbent Joko Widodo (Jokowi). Their support was conveyed to Jokowi during a gathering called a Great Declaration of Madura`s Ulemas held here, Wednesday. Ulemas and members of the Consortium of Cadres of Gus Dur, the former Indonesian president Abdurahman Wahid, voiced their support to the Jokowi-Ma`ruf Amin pair at the event coordinated by Yenny Wahid, the daughter of Gus Dur. Jokowi said his administration has decided to make the Surabaya-Madura (Suramadu) bridge free to the public. He also said the government is pushing a Bill on Pondok Pesantren (Islamic Board School) that will also concern budget allocation for Islamic boarding schools. Jokowi also said that national unity should be protected, as it is the most precious asset of the country. Among those accompanying President Jokowi during his visit to Madura Island were … [Read more...] about Madura`s ulemas support incumbent Jokowi

Dec 19, 2:00 AM EST Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury World By Pritha Paul @ZiggyZina143 12/19/18 AT 1:29 AM A Russian "Santa Claus" suffered cardiac arrest and died during a New Year’s party in a kindergarten in Siberia, local news outlets reported Tuesday.The 67-year-old actor, named Valery Titonenko, playing Ded Moroz or Father Frost – the Russian version of Santa Claus – was seen laughing and enthusiastically running after kids at the party in a video footage of the event in Kemerovo, Siberia, before suddenly freezing and falling backward. Up till that point, the mood in the party was joyful, with four-year-olds dressed up in costumes of bunnies and snowflakes, dancing around a brightly decorated Christmas tree, which in Russia is called a New Year’s tree.The children were initially nervous reciting poems in front of Father Frost. However, the man with the white beard and mustache, wearing an … [Read more...] about ‘Santa Claus’ Dies At Kindergarten Party, Suffered Heart Attack

ON THIS DAY 1951: The English Football Association recognised white as the official colour for footballs because of the increased use of floodlights at matches. 2003: Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand was banned for eight months and fined £50,000 for missing a drugs test. 2005: Formula One champion Fernando Alonso announced he would be joining McLaren in 2007. 2007: England rugby union head coach Brian Ashton was reappointed following an in-depth review into the state of the national team. He later lost the job in April 2008, with former captain Martin Johnson taking charge of the team. 2009: Mark Hughes was sacked as manager of Manchester City. He was replaced by Roberto Mancini. 2010: Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar became the first man to reach 50 Test centuries, achieving the feat against South Africa at Centurion. 2010: Grand National winner Tony McCoy was voted the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year. 2012: A new police investigation into the Hillsborough … [Read more...] about On this Day, December 19 2010: Grand National winner Tony McCoy was voted the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year